In what has become the biggest emergency response in its history, Save the Children is reporting this month that it has assisted up to 1 million people - a majority of whom are children - who survived the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Asia and Africa on December 26, 2004.

Three years after this enormous catastrophe, Save the Children continues to stand by hundreds of thousands of children and family members who survived the disaster in more than 1,000 villages in five countries: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and Somalia. As a result of the tremendous generosity of donors worldwide, children are attending new schools, families are moving into new homes, fishermen have new boats to maintain their livelihoods, and thousands of teachers, healthcare workers and small business owners are getting the training they need to do their jobs more effectively.

Perhaps our greatest achievement has been the transformation in the lives of many children who survived the tsunami and now have hope for a better future.

To mark the third anniversary of the South Asian tsunami Save the Children has launched a 3 year tsunami review: Three years later - Rebuilding lives after the tsunami - the children's road to recovery, which is available here (in PDF).The report summarises the work of Save the Children to assist the children and families improve their lives and futures in critical areas such as child protection, education, health and livelihoods as part of ur five-year response and recovery programme. As you'll read from the accounts of parents and children, Save the Children is helping to bring about significant changes in the life of children and families since the tsunami disaster.

Read One Child's Story of Survival and Hope

Save the Children has produced two videos to mark the third anniversary. They are available to view below.